KOTA KINABALU, March 27 (Bernama) -- Former chief economist and assistant governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri Andrew Sheng, has been appointed special adviser to Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
Hajiji said in a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office that Sheng’s extensive experience and strong credentials will be a major advantage for Sabah in tackling current and future economic challenges.
“We look forward to his input, especially in the economic and investment sectors,” Hajiji said after meeting Sheng at the Chief Minister’s official residence, Sri Gaya, today.
The statement said Sheng, a respected Asian banker and financial regulator, was raised in Sabah in the early 1960s and is now based in Hong Kong.
He has broad international finance experience, having served as deputy chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, senior manager at the World Bank, and executive chairman of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission.
Sheng is currently a special professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Institute of Finance (Shenzhen Campus) and sits on the international advisory boards of China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), China Securities Regulatory Commission, and China Investment Corporation (CIC).
In April 2013, TIME Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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